Dynamo-electric machine.



W. D. POMBROY. Y DYNAMO ELECTRIC MACHINE.

' APPLICATION FILED .TUNE 16, 1906.

' Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

V w/-TNESSES W. D. POMBRO'Y.

DYNAMO ELECTRIC MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE `16, 1906.y

INVENTOK fff'm WITNESSES UNITE ar A 'i m l W'ILLIAMD. POIEROY, OF N GBWOOD, OHO, ASSIGNOR TO ALLIS-CHALBIEBS CGMPANY, A COR POBATION OF NEW JERSEY, yAND THE BULLOCK ELECTRIC MANUFACTURl/'NG COMRQNY, A

To all whom it concern:

Be it known that I, W'ILLAM D. PoMERoY,

citizen of the United States, residing at Norwood, in the county' of vHamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dynamo-Electric Maf.

chines,of which the. following is a'full, clear,

. and exact specification.

My vinvention relates to vdynamo-electric machines and particularly to motors having, smallair-gaps betweenV the rotary members ,j

or rotors and the stationary members or stator-s, such asinduction motors.

In order that the eiiieiency of an induction motor may be high, it is necessary that the air gap be very small. The length of the air gap de .endsupon the size of the motor, varying rom about twelve thousandths of an in ch for small motors, .to about four hundredths of van inch for the lar rest motors. It is4 seen that.v in 'these machines .all parts must be-accurately machined and the greatest rcare must be exercised in assemblingthe parts tocenter the rotor exactly with reference tothe statorin 'order that the torque may be uniform at all parts of the machine.

In a largemachine the Weight ofthe rotor is :considerable and large bearings must be arovided. It has been found that even With arings of ample siz'e, in time the Weight of the rotor 'causes the bottoms of the bearings to wear away, causing the 'air gap at the'bot.-

. tom'4 o f the machine to become lessithan at I the top." vShould the bearings of alarge machine wear away even a slight -amount, the diiferenee between the air gaps at the top and'hottom of the machine would be rela-A f` tiv'el very great; for example a Wear ofgone 'hun redth-of an inch in a machine having ,the greatest air gapwould cause a difference i n` the lengths'of the gap at the top and b ot-` 'toni amounting toforty or fifty` per cent, of

the original amount.`

The attraction between the stator and ro-' tor is proportional to the length ofthe air ap and therefore whenjthe Vair gap at difprent parts ofthemotoris unequal th e at-' 'tractionjs at those-parts 'are unequal. Conse- 'qu e `r1t1y' iftheglower parts of. the bearings 4p'tfthat),ottm is greater than 'at the top cans# the dii'ence in `the ningun at the. top and nYNAMo-ELECTR'IC MACHINE. p T I Specification of Letters Patent. Patahted Aug. 31,1909. Application l'ed June 16, 1906. Serial No. 321,959.

bottom increases this abnormal pressure increases, resulting in a rapid Wearing of the bearings'.y

away' The result 1s that new( bearings must from time to tim'ebe added the motor remaining idle for con-v The objectof my invention is toprovide Y means whereby the air gap can,wl1en neces` sary, be adjusted s o as to equalize the torque at all parts of the machine or to decrease the pressure on the` bearings, thus prolonging the life of the bearings. 1

In carrying out my invention I provide means for adjusting the bearings of the induction motor. l

More specifically considered my invention i ,Consists in a motor having bearing-housings integral with the stator frame, bearings `for the rotor shaft supported by the housings,`

.such as adjustable wedges' between the hous-r` ings and the bearings for adjusting the position of the shaft Vertically,'and means such as screws or bolts for adjusting the bearingslaterally, each bearing havingy an integral flange extending over the end ofthe housing.

Whereby'the bearings can .be bolted to the housings to secure them in their adjusted po-v sitions. i L I My invention still further consists in the detailsof construction and in the combina- -tion's of elements described in the speciica-` tion 'and setrfo'rth in the appended claims. '9'0 j -tion, reference is' hady to the accompanying I i For a better imderstandmgof my invendrawings forming a part of this application in which;

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of an A induction motor equipped with' my invention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of one of the motorihearing-housings and the bearing supported thereby; and Fig. 3 is a vertical sec-` tion of the same, the section being taken approximately along the 4line 3 3 of Fig. 1".

Referring now'to the figures of the drawing, I'have .shown at l()A the statorfofgan "induction motor, having a frame comprising a yoke 11 and end-housings 12. The stator core is shown at 13 and consists of'groups of lamin'ac held between end-heads 14 and secured to the yoke in any suitable manner.A

The core is provided with the usual. 4stator '\v1ndiiigs, the end-turns of which are shown at l5. Mounted on the shaft 16 is a squirqof-lclearness.' '.The details so rel cagelrotor 17, consisting of a spider having a hub 18, 'radial arm 19 and rim 20. Thej rotor core 21 is mounted onfthe outer periph- I of 'good conducting ery of the rim. and consists of groups of laminae held between end-heads 22. Mounted inthe slots of the rotor core are bars 23 material, oined together lat their ends by end-rings 24. The air gapbetween the rotor and stator cores as here shown is very muchrv exaggerated for the sake far described form, no part of my invention, and-'further description is thought to be unnecessary.

the shaft, thus ing integral with the end-housings of the, frame,

Awith the' lowerhalf r circular in A -central opening to receive the shaft bearing lleaving van outer circular .flange gether' have inwardly extend- The end-housings" ing arms 25 and integral bearing housings- 26. 'The 'frame preferably v consists of two sections, being divided along the center of ydividing.the'bearing-housings into two halves as :is shown in the drawings,. the upper half ofl eachl bearing-housing bethe upper half of one ef and thel lower half of each bearing-housing being integral ofone of the end housings of the frame. i Each complete bearinghousing, as is shown in' Figs. 2 and 3, 1s outline and is provided with a with a. downwardly extendingportion 37,

rests directly upon the with openings i com'prisingaframe having integra the lower face of which is horizontal and wedges 32. j The lower portion of each of the bearings is/ provided with a flange .38 which exten/ds slight y l.larger adjustment of the over the end of the lower half and the/lower half of the bearinghousing. This ange lits closely against the end ofthe housinor andy-is secured thereto by spaced bolts 39, which a number of equa ly bolts ass through openings 40 in the flange 1n diameter Athan the bolts, 'as is shown in Fig. 1, so vas to permitan earing. These bolts assist in supporting the bearings and holding the latter in their'adj usted positions.

' -At 41 and 42 opposite the Wedges and on each side thereof are wedge adjusting and holding screws or bolts, whichpass throu 'h -threaded openings invertical portions of t ie inner ange of the lower half of each be ar. lng-housing. As )shownthe screws or bolts icmprisin a ing, means for adjusting and bolts passing through the 41- and" bem-against thefends of the:

i wedges and provide means for adjusting the latter and for holding them in their adjusted positions. Each bearing is provided on opposite sides with lugs 43 and 44 adapted to receive ends of the screws or bolts v45 and 46 for adjusting the bearings laterally. These adjusting screws or "bolts, 45 and 46 are also mounted in threaded openings in the inner flanges or walls of the lower halves of the bearing-housing. The bearing-houslings are provided with openings 47 and 48 opposite the adjusting screws 41 and 42 and 49 and 50 opposite the adjust- 45 and46 by means of which acing screws had tothe screws wlth any suit cess can be able tool.

When it is desired to adjust the bearings the bolts 39 are first slightlyloosened and then by means of screws 41 and 42, the bearings can be adjusted vertically and by means of Vscrews 45 and 46 the bearings canbeadjusted laterally if lateral adjustment is also necessary. When position, the bolts 39 are tightened, thus assisting in supporting thebearings and hol ing them in their adjusting o-`sitions.`-

I do not wish to'be confine ications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my lnvention,

Aand I' aim in my claims to cover allbsuch modication.

the rotor is in the proper y to the details j lof construction as many changes andmodisusi What I 'claimas new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is :7- .f

1. In a dynamo-electric machine a stator l'bearinghousings', a rotor, a shaft on which the rotor is-mounted, bearings able wedges between bearings upon which wedges the bearings rest, ,means for adjusting the positions of said wedges, and bolts for securing the bear-I ings inthe adjusted positions.

/I'n a dynamo-electric machine, a stator frame having integral bearinghousings, earings for the shaft, each bearing having a flange, means for adjusting the positions of the bearings, and bolts passing` through the iange into the housings'for'securing the bearings in the adjusted positions.

3. In a dynamo-electric machine, a stator comprising a frame having integral bearings housings, a rotor, a shaft on which the rotor is mounted, bearings for the shaft, each bearing having a flange over the end of thehousthe positions ofthe bearings, -iian es and into the housings for securing the earin s in the adjusted positions.

, 4. In a ynamofelectric machine, a stator for said shaft, adjustfl the housings and the vcomprising a frame having integral bearing- I of said bearings h ving a langelextending therewith, and bolts passin over one of the hou ings and in engagement through the iiange into ythe housing, the iameter o the bolt holes in the flange being larger than the diameter of the bolts.'

\ 5. In a dynamoelectromachine, a stator comprising a frange having integral hearinghousings, a rotor, a shaft on which therotor is mounted, bearings for said shaft, Wedges Carried by said housings for supporting the bearings, means for adJusting the Wedges to adjust the shaft vertically, and means for adjusting the bearings laterally.

6. In a dynamo-electric machine, a stator comprislng 'al frame having integral bearinghousings, a rotor, a shaft on which therotor is mounted, bearings for said shaft, adjust- -able Wedgescarried hy4 said housings and supporting the bearings, means for' adjusting the wedges to adjust the/sheft vertically,

WILLIAM D. PUMEROY, Witnesses: j `r ARTHUR F. Kwis, vFRED J. KINsnY. 

